Island Home Country
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A poetic cine-essay about race and Australia’s colonised history and how it impacts into the present offering insights into how various individuals deal with the traumatic legacies of British colonialism and its race-based policies. The film’s consultative process, with ‘Respecting Cultures’ (Tasmanian Aboriginal Protocols), offers an evolving shift in Australian historical narratives from the frontier wars, to one of diverse peoples working through historical trauma in a process of decolonisation.
Status: Released
Released Date: 2008-08-02
Runtime: 52 mins
Director: Jeni Thornley
Writer: Jeni Thornley
Spoken language: English
Genres: Documentary, History
Original title: Island Home Country
Production Companies: Anandi Films, University of Technology Sydney
Production Countries: Australia
Cast
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